No pods in fuge. Why???

N8ster · 02/24/2007, 11:10 AM

I have tons of amphipods, isopods, etc., in my main tank, but I rarely see any in my refugium.

Any thoughts? I have a bunch of LR rubble in my fuge. I have had cheato in it, but it keeps slowly melting away. When I do water changes, I vacuume out a bunch of the detritus from the fuge.

Amphiprion · 02/24/2007, 11:41 AM

Detritus (plant based) is primarily what these animals feed on. Removing it all the time will hinder their reproduction a bit, but they will eventually show up anyway as time passes and food sources build. Chances are, there is much more food availability in your tank as compared to your refugium. Or, it could just be that you have a lot of places for them to scurry into. How long has the refugium been set up?

drock59 · 02/24/2007, 03:44 PM

Maybe add some rock from your tank to the fuge. Feed some phyto and stop vacuuming detritus.

If your chaeto is not growing, i suspect that you do not have enough nutrients.

savethereef · 02/25/2007, 02:46 AM

yeah a fuge need to be a little dirty.

peterink · 02/25/2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by N8ster
I have had cheato in it, but it keeps slowly melting away.

Do you have a good light for the chaeto?

They need some good light too. I give mine 24hr lights for 4-5days, they spread like wild fire

Krypticol · 02/25/2007, 08:55 AM

vacuuming out the detritus might also be vacuuning oit the pods as they were feeding.. that should'nt remove all of them tho.

amike5 · 02/25/2007, 09:52 AM

Don't vacuum out your fuge. It's unnecessary and is probably why you have no pods in there. Your tank should have all the filtration it needs on it's own without you cleaning up, let the tank do the job.

N8ster · 02/25/2007, 06:07 PM

Thanks. I will stop vacuuming out the detritius, and see if that makes any difference. The pods do have tons of places to hide in the display tank, with no real predators at this point.

02/24/2007, 11:10 AM	#1
N8ster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 306	No pods in fuge. Why??? I have tons of amphipods, isopods, etc., in my main tank, but I rarely see any in my refugium. Any thoughts? I have a bunch of LR rubble in my fuge. I have had cheato in it, but it keeps slowly melting away. When I do water changes, I vacuume out a bunch of the detritus from the fuge.

02/24/2007, 11:41 AM	#2
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Detritus (plant based) is primarily what these animals feed on. Removing it all the time will hinder their reproduction a bit, but they will eventually show up anyway as time passes and food sources build. Chances are, there is much more food availability in your tank as compared to your refugium. Or, it could just be that you have a lot of places for them to scurry into. How long has the refugium been set up? __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

02/24/2007, 03:44 PM	#3
drock59 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 3,802	Maybe add some rock from your tank to the fuge. Feed some phyto and stop vacuuming detritus. If your chaeto is not growing, i suspect that you do not have enough nutrients. __________________ Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 93g Marineland cube. SPS dominated. Vortech mp40. 2 x AI sol super blues. SRO 2000 int skimmer. Mag 18 return. Korallin 1500 calcium reactor.

02/25/2007, 02:46 AM	#4
savethereef SCRK Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bellflower 90706 CA (So Cal) Posts: 7,720	yeah a fuge need to be a little dirty. __________________ Instead of building a reef in my home i would rather build my home in the reef. Rob aka STR SCRK & SCMAS MEMBER Current Tank Info: Leemar 450g 96L x36W x 30T 3/4 inch Starfire With 70g Sump Vertex 250 Royal Exclusive protein Skimmer Laguna 2900 Return pump 5 Aquaillumination Hydra's LED Modules. 4 Tunze Stream Bubble Magus Doser. Reef Keeper Elite

02/25/2007, 08:55 AM	#6
Krypticol Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Great Northwest... Posts: 103	vacuuming out the detritus might also be vacuuning oit the pods as they were feeding.. that should'nt remove all of them tho. __________________ Krypticol Current Tank Info: 14g Oceanic Bio Cube, building a 120g experimental setup!

02/25/2007, 09:52 AM	#7
amike5 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 724	Don't vacuum out your fuge. It's unnecessary and is probably why you have no pods in there. Your tank should have all the filtration it needs on it's own without you cleaning up, let the tank do the job.

02/25/2007, 06:07 PM	#8
N8ster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 306	Thanks. I will stop vacuuming out the detritius, and see if that makes any difference. The pods do have tons of places to hide in the display tank, with no real predators at this point.